Launch of Laudato Si’ URGENT HOPE series of Conversation Packages

In this Season of Creation (1 September – 4 October 2024), the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart, in collaboration with the Sisters of St Joseph Lochinvar, are pleased to launch their newest community resource supporting Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum entitled URGENT HOPE. URGENT HOPE is the first in a five-part series […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/laudato-si-urgent-hope-conversation-package/

Josephites in Australia actively respond to Laudato Si’

The Sisters of Saint Joseph have recently been featured in Vatican News and the L’Osservatore Romano (Vatican City newspaper) for their response to Laudato Si’.You’re invited to view the article via the Vatican News and L’Osservatore Romano websites below. Josephites in Australia actively respond to Laudato Si’ – Vatican News Explore, Embrace, Embody (Josephites in […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/josephites-respond-laudato-si/

Taking Action

Sister Mary-Ann Casanova PhD  – Eco-Hero Profile Teacher, author, photographer, ecologist, student, farmer, and a Sister of Saint Joseph for almost 40 years… these are just some of the professions held by Sr Mary-Ann Casanova PhD. Growing up in rural South Australia, Sr Mary-Ann spent her younger days cultivating in the solitude of a sheep […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/taking-action-eco-hero/

A Paradigm of Dynamism

Carrollanne O’Brien – Eco-Hero Profile Meet our Eco-Hero of the month – Carrollanne O’Brien who works as an Executive Assistant to the Congregational Leadership Team for the Sisters of Saint Joseph in North Sydney. Carrollanne’s passion for environmental advocacy impacts both her professional and personal life. Working for the Sisters, she is encouraged and supported […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/paradigm-of-dynamism-eco-hero/

Age is no barrier

Joelle Sassine – Eco-Hero Profile An active member of the Josephite Action Group and Josephite Justice Network, Joelle Sassine is proof that age is no barrier to being an Eco-Hero. As a recent graduate from the University of Sydney, the 22-year-old has hit the ground running, working simultaneously on a variety of social justice and […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/age-is-no-barrier-eco-hero/

Laudato Si’ Week 2023

Hope for the Earth, Hope for Humanity has been adopted as the theme for Laudato Si’ Week this year, celebrated globally from 21-28 May. Pope Francis addressed the Laudato Si’ encyclical to “every person living on Planet Earth”. (#3). He frequently returns to the themes that humanity and creation are intimately woven together, just as […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/laudato-si-week-2023/

Josephite Justice Network Gathering – March 2023

The Josephite Justice Network (JJN) gathering was held at Kincumber South, New South Wales from 10-12 March 2023. Josephite Sisters, Companions as well as young Josephite volunteers from throughout Australia, were all present. The theme for the gathering was The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:5). We realised during the course of the weekend, that […]

https://www.sosj.org.au/josephite-justice-network-gathering-march-2023/